How important is the warm- up excercise for my game?
kamrankhan27
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Asked by kamrankhan27 - 5 answers - 1 year 49 weeks ago
How important is the warm- up excercise for my game?
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Hi Kamran,
Welcome to PP
There is a continuing debate surrounding if/how athletes should warm up.
Perhaps you could tell us about which game you play?
Kind Regards
Matt
Forum Admin
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the reply.
I play semi-pro' football and we do our warm excercises for around 15mins before the game. Is there really any evidence to suggest that warm-ups are an effective method in preparing the body before excercise.
Much appreciated Matt if you could get back to me when you can.
Regards,
Kam
Warm ups are very important for your game, both mentally and physically.
The warm up should be sport specific and start slow, gradually moving to full speed. They help to increase the blood flow throughout your body, move your heart rate up to a workable rate, prepare you mentally, and help prevent injuries.
think about it this way: your muscels are like an elastic band. Put the leastic band in the freezer then take it out and it will snap. This therory can be applied to your muscles, an example how you can pull and tear muscels without warming up. Also having your heart pumping blood at a higher rate to begin with as you start your training will make the beginning feel less arduous.
coachdave
Hi, this is an excerpt from an article about the importance of warming up your young soccer (football) players before training or a match starts. It also includes a warm up drill to try. The info comes from bettersoccercoaching.com. [edited by moderator] Hope you find this useful.
Why soccer warm up drills are important
It is very easy to ignore soccer (football) warm-ups and warm-downs when you are training young soccer players. They will often ask you if they can skip the warm-up drills and get on with the training. But you should make sure they do the warm ups at every session and get used to warming up for matches, too.
Why use a warm-up drill?
A pre-exercise warm-up drill:
Warms muscles by increasing the movement of blood through the tissues, making the muscles more supple;
Increases delivery of oxygen and nutrients to muscles by increasing the blood flow to them;
Prepares your players’ muscles for stretching;
Prepares the heart for an increase in activity;
Prepares your players mentally for the session.
Why cool down with a warm-down drill?
Using a warm-down drill to cool off after exercise means slowing down your players' level of activity gradually.
A cooling down drill:
Helps heart rate and breathing to return towards normal gradually;
Helps avoid fainting or dizziness, when vigorous activity is stopped suddenly;
Helps to remove waste products from muscles, such as lactic acid, which can build up during vigorous activity.
How to set up the drill
Use an area, around 20 x 20 yards square.
After a 10-15 minute jogging and stretching drill, tell your players to move around in the area and start by playing one-touch football, in teams of three.
Both sets of players have a ball and have to pass and move.
Give one of your defenders a bib and tell them they have to win the ball from one of the two teams.
Tell your teams they now have to play two-touch football and not lose possession.
Get your defender to run between the teams trying to win the ball.